Sony HAR-D1000 User Manual

M-crew
for HAR-D1000

Operating Instructions

4-237-495-11(2)

2001 Sony Corporation

• Duplication of any or all of the contents of
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monetary losses, lost profits or claims from
third parties arising from the use of this
software.

• Should any manufacturing defects occur,
Sony’s responsibility shall be limited solely
to replacing said defective merchandise.

• This software is approved for use only with
the specified equipment.

• Sony reserves the right to change software
specifications without prior notice.

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Documentation © 2001 Sony
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Apple Computer Inc.

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Music Recognition Service

• Powered by Gracenote CDDB

SM



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Table of contents

Getting started

Overview........................................................................................................4

System requirements ..................................................................................5

Preparation

Installing the software..................................................................................6

Installing M-crew for HAR-D1000............................................................6

Uninstalling the software...........................................................................9

Connections ................................................................................................ 10

Verifying the status of the installed device ............................................ 11

Basic Operations ........................................................................................ 13

Starting up the software.......................................................................... 13

Listening to a CD...................................................................................... 13

Listening to the HDD .............................................................................. 14

Recording from a CD to the HDD (Synchro-Recording).................... 14

Quitting the software............................................................................... 15

Additional Information

Using the Help ........................................................................................... 16

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 17

About this manual

This manual shows how to install the “M-crew for HAR-D1000” software and how to
use the Help.

For the latest information, refer to the “Readme.txt” file in the Start menu.
The “Readme.txt” file is in the folder which the “M-crew for HAR-D1000” software is
installed in.

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Getting started

Overview

M-crew for HAR-D1000 allows you to control HAR-D1000 equipped
with a USB connector. Through this software, you can perform the
functions listed below.

Playback

• Use the computer to operate the playback function on CD and HDD.

Recording/editing

• Input a title and artist name of an album, play list and track from the
computer keyboard.

• Access CDDB2 from your computer to label albums and tracks
automatically.

• Edit the HDD on the computer screen.

• Record from a CD to the HDD through easy drag-and-drop
operations.

Other operations

• Store information about played tracks in the Disc Library.

• Access related websites while enjoying tracks.

Note

You can use this software to operate only components connected directly to the
computer.

Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote and
the Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition ServiceSM. Gracenote is the industry
standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For
more information go to www.gracenote.com.

Gracenote is CDDB, Inc. d/b/a “Gracenote.” CD and music related data from
Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition ServiceSM  2000, 2001 Gracenote.
Gracenote CDDB Client Software  2000, 2001 Gracenote. U.S. Patents Numbers
#5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, and other patents issued or pending.

CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. CDDB-Enabled, the Gracenote
logo, the CDDB Logo, and the “Powered by Gracenote CDDB” logo are
trademarks of Gracenote. Music Recognition Service and MRS are service marks
of Gracenote.

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System requirements

The following hardware and software are necessary to use the “M-crew
for HAR-D1000” software.

s IBM PC/AT or compatible (This software does not run on the Apple

Macintosh.)

s CPU*: Intel Pentium II 233 MHz/Celeron 300A or higher
s Video board and display driver:

VGA (640 × 480 pixels), 65,536 colours or more

s Hard disk space:

20 MB or more (When installing M-crew for
HAR-D1000.)

s CD-ROM drive (for software installation)
s USB port: 1 or more
s OS: Windows98/Windows98SE/Windows2000/

WindowsMe (This software does not run on Microsoft
Windows3.1, Windows95 or WindowsNT.)

s Media player:

Windows Media Player (Before you can use the “M-crew
for HAR-D1000” software, you must first install
Windows Media Player (version 6.4 or higher) in your
computer.)

s Video monitor: VGA (640 × 480 pixels), 65,536 colors or more

Getting started

* The operation of M-crew for HAR-D1000 is not guaranteed on some

computers with Pentium-compatible CPU chips, such as the AMD K6 (e.g.,
sound skipping may occur during playing of an audio file).

Note

This software may not function properly on computers that you constructed
yourself or on computers with an operating system that you upgraded yourself.

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Preparation

Installing the software

Use this procedure to install a software onto your computer’s hard disk.
Be sure to start up Windows in advance.

Notes

• Be sure to install this software before connecting the HAR-D1000 to your
computer. If not, this software may not function properly.

• Be sure to log on through the administrator’s account to install a software.
(for Windows2000)

Installing M-crew for HAR-D1000

1 Load the supplied “M-crew for HAR-D1000” CD-ROM into the

CD-ROM drive of your computer.

2 Double-click the (InstallDlg.exe) icon.

The setup window appears.

3 Click “Setting up M-crew” in the setup window.

The setup program starts up.

Note

The Windows Installer is necessary to install M-crew for HAR-D1000. If the
Windows Installer is not installed in your computer, the following window
appears. If this happens, click “Restart” to restart your computer. When
you restart your computer, do not remove the CD-ROM. After restarting
the computer, the setup window may become hidden under other
windows.

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